Julie Wainwright

They went through a billion dollars worth of capital, a lot more than Pets.com did. And you never heard about that, did you? Do you think there might have been a little bit of women bashing going on in there? I don't want to say that. I have been told that from other press people that if I was a man, you know, I don't know. I'm not a man. I don't know what it would have happened.

But look, Pets.com was ahead of its time. And it was not pretty. And I had reporters showing up at my house, showing up at my door. You know, knocking to get, and I luckily, after my husband moved out, a good friend moved in and he would answer the door and say, she's not talking to you. And I can call the police because you're on private property now. And how did you come back from that?

But look, Pets.com was ahead of its time. And it was not pretty. And I had reporters showing up at my house, showing up at my door. You know, knocking to get, and I luckily, after my husband moved out, a good friend moved in and he would answer the door and say, she's not talking to you. And I can call the police because you're on private property now. And how did you come back from that?

But look, Pets.com was ahead of its time. And it was not pretty. And I had reporters showing up at my house, showing up at my door. You know, knocking to get, and I luckily, after my husband moved out, a good friend moved in and he would answer the door and say, she's not talking to you. And I can call the police because you're on private property now. And how did you come back from that?

I gave myself two years to either start a company myself. I didn't start pets.com. I was brought in to run it. To start a company myself and make it successful. Or I was going to have to leave town and do something else. Put my house in the market. Sell something. I don't know. Go into real estate in Arizona. I didn't know what I was going to do.

I gave myself two years to either start a company myself. I didn't start pets.com. I was brought in to run it. To start a company myself and make it successful. Or I was going to have to leave town and do something else. Put my house in the market. Sell something. I don't know. Go into real estate in Arizona. I didn't know what I was going to do.

I gave myself two years to either start a company myself. I didn't start pets.com. I was brought in to run it. To start a company myself and make it successful. Or I was going to have to leave town and do something else. Put my house in the market. Sell something. I don't know. Go into real estate in Arizona. I didn't know what I was going to do.

It was Arizona real estate or become a yoga instructor. And I wouldn't have been good at either of those things. It would have been a nightmare. So that was my plan B. And, you know, when you get older and you start a business and you recognize that a lot of successful businesses started by mostly men that got funding in Silicon Valley. they're no smarter than you are.

It was Arizona real estate or become a yoga instructor. And I wouldn't have been good at either of those things. It would have been a nightmare. So that was my plan B. And, you know, when you get older and you start a business and you recognize that a lot of successful businesses started by mostly men that got funding in Silicon Valley. they're no smarter than you are.

It was Arizona real estate or become a yoga instructor. And I wouldn't have been good at either of those things. It would have been a nightmare. So that was my plan B. And, you know, when you get older and you start a business and you recognize that a lot of successful businesses started by mostly men that got funding in Silicon Valley. they're no smarter than you are.

There's nothing, there's nothing more that they're doing except they're doing it and taking the risk and they're persistent. And so, you know, and I figured, well, if I start a great business, I'll get the money. And that's why I waited also for a year. I was afraid before I took VC money, I was really convinced that with pets.com was still looming large in my past and,

There's nothing, there's nothing more that they're doing except they're doing it and taking the risk and they're persistent. And so, you know, and I figured, well, if I start a great business, I'll get the money. And that's why I waited also for a year. I was afraid before I took VC money, I was really convinced that with pets.com was still looming large in my past and,

There's nothing, there's nothing more that they're doing except they're doing it and taking the risk and they're persistent. And so, you know, and I figured, well, if I start a great business, I'll get the money. And that's why I waited also for a year. I was afraid before I took VC money, I was really convinced that with pets.com was still looming large in my past and,

And no one was going to give me money unless I proved it in the first year. We did $10 million in revenue for the RealReal. So I knew I had to prove it. And then I would, you know, it's pretty hard to deny a $10 million going toward $25 million the second year. Most companies don't do that, you know, ever. So, yeah, so it had a... It was a massive milestone in my life.

And no one was going to give me money unless I proved it in the first year. We did $10 million in revenue for the RealReal. So I knew I had to prove it. And then I would, you know, it's pretty hard to deny a $10 million going toward $25 million the second year. Most companies don't do that, you know, ever. So, yeah, so it had a... It was a massive milestone in my life.

And no one was going to give me money unless I proved it in the first year. We did $10 million in revenue for the RealReal. So I knew I had to prove it. And then I would, you know, it's pretty hard to deny a $10 million going toward $25 million the second year. Most companies don't do that, you know, ever. So, yeah, so it had a... It was a massive milestone in my life.

And, you know, you're happy. Is it first show? Second? All right. So also he asked me for a divorce and I was 41. And it was we had sort of been trying to have kids, but hadn't really. And then so then I had to go through and make that decision. Like, am I going to be? I'm going to be a single mom. What should I do?

And, you know, you're happy. Is it first show? Second? All right. So also he asked me for a divorce and I was 41. And it was we had sort of been trying to have kids, but hadn't really. And then so then I had to go through and make that decision. Like, am I going to be? I'm going to be a single mom. What should I do?

And, you know, you're happy. Is it first show? Second? All right. So also he asked me for a divorce and I was 41. And it was we had sort of been trying to have kids, but hadn't really. And then so then I had to go through and make that decision. Like, am I going to be? I'm going to be a single mom. What should I do?

So it sort of hit at one of those critical, Nazi men don't think this way, but women have to. You really have to plan out if you really want kids. I had raised my brother in my head. And in reality, I did pretty much have to. My mom had MS when I was a kid. So I was the oldest. So I had a lot of responsibility and felt like